Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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u:,-.., I?I ' l ' ~ ' ' Drought Compared I With Plagues of Old Moat dread word in the MIddJe-Ageg was "Plugue!" Today, in some of our richest farming areas, the word - ''Drought!" is equally potent in inspiling feuis. There Ih no question hut that tho hint two great droughts?those of 1 t*:t4 tend 1936?have been tremendously destructive. There is a questlon jih to whetlier they were more destructive than previous droughts. Tn oilier wordH. iyaViV fflMSTb methods of news presentation tended to exaggernjro drought conditions? No conclusive answer can V- given to that querry, hut there Is good grounds for hellevlng that recent droughts constitute u more serious problem than did those of (lie punt. Hince tHKb, ?v?ry seeUoit of the ua* lion has, at one time or another, experienced water deficiency, in that year, tin* Northwestern section of the country was worst hit. Ill 1 Si<4. the great Middle West- wus arid as a desert, In 1910, drought, came to the Middle West, lite' Northwest, the Southwest, and ranged as far west as California, though the Pacific Northwest was not touched. In 1930, tho Middle and Northwest escaped drought for the most part, while the Pacific NortwoBt, California, and part ?M?f the Bast looked futtloly for rain In 1934. one of the greatest droughts in history encompassed (lie Northwest, Middle West, and Southwest, did a little damage east of Michigan; struck California. This year, the Atluutlc Seaboard and the Pacific Coast did not suffer the .deprivations of drought. But the Middle West. Northwest und Southwest did. And so did tiro South. HesuItH of the 1936 drought can be briefly detailed. North Dakota spring Wheat crop?principal source of cash income for farmers of that state?was more thgn?90 per cent destroyed. * South Dakota found herself In a similar position, in Montana and Wyoming grain charred in the fields. In the greatest corn-producing states, Iowa and Nebraska, close to f>0 per cent of tiu? crop was ruined. Same ililng was true of Illlnojs. And in the South, the cotton and tobacco crops were cut tremendously from tho spring estimates. in some states, notably tho Dakotas, a plague almost as bad as that*of d r o u g h t followed?grasshoppers. These insects ate what little grain was left, then turned to fence posts, trees, anything they could And for sustenance. In the same areas, thousands of starving Jackrahbits presented another problem. Temperatures in the worst-bit areas were the highest since went hex bureau records were started half a century ago. The Federal government took immediate action and gave work to afflicted farmers. But tills, of course, is simply a temporary expedient, and will.solve no permanent problem. Big question in tills connection is: What Is the future of the drought area-?of the states which have most often suffered from rainfall deficiency? And the answer to that, according. to tho experts, is far from optimistic. These experts say that a largo part of the United States?including the areas where our principal dry wheat farming is carried on are basically unlit to maintain life. To make them tit, measures must be taken to preserve that scarce necessity, moisture. When these areas were llrst developed, the land was moist enough? from years In which It was not used for production?to survive a number of droughts. But now that reservoir of moisture is gone. Hero is how News Week puts it: "For a few years the moisture stored in ttie soil by centuries combined with unusually heavy rainfall, preserved the farmers' investments. But by 1934, the twin dust bowls of tho Dakotas and their Southern sisters?Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas ? were beginning to develop During black Spring and Summer storms, winds whipped groat cfouda of rich top soil from the denuded earth and swirled It Kastward as far as the Atlantic. Plain citizens and scientists alike began to shake uneasy heads. How many droughts like tho 1934's bontlre could tho west endure ? Solution, according to theso same experts, is for Mlddlewestern and the Northwestern farmers to use Iors land for dry wheat farming, to allow more land to grow grass. This grass helps prevent evaporation of precious i moisture, and also fights against the blowing of lop soil by wind or the running off of top soil by heavy rains In the meantime, other experts are buiy guessing at liow much of a loss in crop rotum tho farmer has suffered. Some authorities place total loss at more than $?00,000,000. In unafflicted sections, suck as the Pacific Northwest, fanners will benefit through higher prices for grains. One tailor was killed and nine ethers were injured. In a turret gun accident aboard the U. S. S. Marblehead off the southern California ooast Tuesday. Details were lacking. Hawk Family Ordinary Up to Entirely Beneficial There 1m a hawk spucles, accordlog ; to a representative of tho United i States Department of Atfticultu.ro. that i ranges 10 human significance from "or' <iInarlly neutral; sometimes Injurious" up to "almost entirely beneficial." These are the hawks which the farmer. the sportwrJtinn, the outdoorsman generally, should learn to recognise] and to salute with 'Tosh, friend," when he sees the 111. A group, known to hawkmen as the Itutoog, or "mouse hawks" prey predominantly on field mice and other small rodents. Thesq huwlLd very. MLidum err In lite diiccilon of taking song birds or game birds. An lim>ortant Item trj Jlje. dietary of the henetlcial hawks Is Insects, They devour huge numbers of fat caterpillars, wlreworms, beetles and grusnhop pers. One species, the sparrow hawk. Is misnamed and should he called the grasshopper hawk. In grasshopper time Its food consists almost entirely (if these leaping pO?fif! Engl?#-/ which are close kin of the hawks, come In for a bit of debunking. Tlicy are not the fierce and glorious birds oT prey that fly through political speeches. The golden eagle feeds mostly on rahhlts?and carrion. The bald eagle, America's proud emblem, feeds predominantly on tlsh, which It either steals or finds dead along the shore. ) Wisconsin Was Thirtieth State Admitted to Union Wisconsin wus the thirtieth state to he admitted to the Union, and the last to be formed from the "old northwest." It wus onrly explored by Nlcolet, LaHnlle and French traders who made the first settlement at Green Hay In 1030. Nlcolet's reports of the Mississippi river led the Jesuits to believe It a passage to India. In 1703 the treaty of Paris guve the territory to the English, under whose Jurisdiction it reinuined until 1790, when It was ceded to the United States. In 1830 It was formed Into a separate territory, and Included, besides Its present area, the present states of Iowa and Mlnnesotn and parts of the Dakotus. On May 29, 1848, the state was admitted Into the Union. The present Constitution dates back from 1848. The population of Wisconsin In 1840 was 30,945. The stute motto Is "Clvllltas successlt bnrhurum" ("the civilized man succeeds the barbarous").?Indianapolis News. Tho Painted Detert The Painted Desert Is an a'rea of plateaus and low mesas.In north central Arizona. It extends from the top of the Marble conyon the Colorado river southeastward along tho east side of the Little Colorado for about 100 miles. The desert lies at an altitude of about 5,000 foot. Its vast areas of rocks, mostly Trlasslc shales and sandstones, .exhibit a great variety of colors, Including red, pink, purple, chocolate, lavender, pale green and gray, whence the name Painted. Antics of Elephants The private lives of elephants, arc no longer private. Reginald Campbell, an Englishman who for many years was a forester In Slam, has written his memoirs. Here are some of the things he learned about the Jungle giants; They can't Jump, even a little ditch will stop them . . . Can't turn their heads as their necks nre too shoft. This makes them nervous about being approached from the rear . . . Distrust dogs and horses more than any other animals.?Washington Post. Demanded Safety First In 18^y a colored tlreman on the South Carolina railway became annoyed by the roar of the steam from the safety valve and tied It down, causing the first locomotive boiler explosion In the United States. So thereafter, for several years, this railway, In order to secure the patronage of timid passengers, had to separate each engine from the rest of the train by a tlatear loaded with cotton.?Dave A. Martin. Los Angeles, Calif., in Collier's Weekly. St. Anne de Beeupre Salnto Anne de Iteaupre, the famous pilgrim resort, Is 20 miles east of Quebec. A shrine was founded there about ltV20 by Rretnn sailors In gratitude to Sainte Anne for their escape from shipwreck. A chapel was built In 1058. In 1070 the chapel was replaced by a larger one In 1870. In 1922 this was destroyed by tire, but was replaced by a handsome edifice. The shrine is j visited by 150,000 annually. Queen Victoria's Birthplace The Duke and Duchess of Kent, al] though they lived In Europo before the birth of the princess, were determined that their child should be born In England because of the possibility that she might one day be queen. They I accordingly Journeyed across Germany to England, where they were established In Kensington palace when the Princess Victoria wps born, on Mav 24, 1S19. Th? Pretident's Flag The origin of the Hag of the President of the United States cannot be traced to an official document* and therefore the exact reason for turning the eagle's head to sinister Instead of to derter as In the United States seal cannot be definitely stated. It was probably for the simple reason of differentiating It froot the older symbol. . rr? v - ?. ' Government Honors Author Of Trees The establishment of the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest as a living memorial to the author of the moat beautiful tribute ever written to trees has been authorized by the United States government acting through the secretary of agriculture. The action was sponsored by the Jtozeman Bulger 1'ost of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, A 4,000-acre tract of virgin forest In the primitive area of the Nantahala National Forest In Western North Carolina was selected by the rKTtmer Memorial Committee after a preliminary examination of available areas throughout the country, Joseph C. Klrcher of Atlanta, Ga., United States Southern regional forester, who will be responsible for the administration and jprotectlojn of tinmemorial forest, announce;] today that the area will be dedicated on July 30, the eighteenth anniversary of the day on which Sergeant Joyce Kilmer was killed In action In France. The dedication program is being arranged by Paul A. Williams of New York, chairman of the Kilmer Memorial committee. Mr. KIrchher said that the area sty lectad for the Kilmer Memorial Forest constitutes the entire watershed of 1'ittic Santeetlah creek In Graham touuty. North Carolina, a few miles from llobblnsvllle. The area is accessible over Fedoral Highway No. 129 fronl Knoxvllle which Joins Federal Highway No. 19 between Ashevllle and Atlanta ut Topton, The Kilmer Memorial Forest will be available to the public for recreational use and the forest service recently obtained permission from the Indian service to build a short spur road through a portion of the Cherokee Indian Reservation to make the area reasonably accessible This road will be completed in time for the dedication ceremony on July 30. Though available to the public for enjoyment of its natural and Inspirational values, the area will be preserved in Its primitive state, Kirchner said, and recreational facilities will be held to the minimum consistent with good sanitation and adequate protection from forest fires. Gylng a few miles from the southern boundary of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the area consists of one of the finest standB of virgin timber to he found in any of I lie l.vl national forests throughout the United States and the scenery and botanical interest are unrivalled Not a single tree In the area will ever fall before a woodman's axe. The memorial will also he administered as a wildlife sanctuary. Forester Kirchner said the northwest boundary of the memorial Is formed by the rugged Unaka mountains. The outstanding mountain peak near the nroa ia Stratton Raid, 5.400 feet in altitude. The area will afford visitors a remarkable opportunity to see a little known territory that Is one of the few remaining examples of the magnificent hardwood forests which covered the slopes of the Appalachians when Columbus discovered the new world. Nearly half, of the trees found In the area are poplars and red oak. The largest trees measured so far is a poplar 80 inches in diameter. Foresters estimate Its age of at more than 200 years. The largest red oak recorded for the area has a diameter of 60 Inches. Specimens of white oak, chestnut, birch, basswood, hard and soft maple, chestnut oak, ash, buckeye and cherry are conspicuous among the trees in the area. Rhododendron, laurel, azalea and other wild flowering shrubs which bloom luxuriantly in the Southern Appalachians grow in .profusion, along Ground Hog branch. Indian Spring bratieh, and other small tributaries of the Little Santeetlah which cascade their way through the area. The' Kilmer Forest will present a magnificent opportunity to outdoor lovers to enjoy nature's autumn festival of color. Joyce Kilmer was born In Now Brunswick, New Jersey, December 6, 1886. He was graduated from Columbia university in 1908. At the time of his enlistment in the National Guard in April. 1917, he was a member of the editorial staff of the New York Times and was widely known as a lecturer. In accordance with the wishes of his family, he is burled with I 600 comrades in the American cemetery in Fefe-en-Tardenols, France. j Kilmer's best loved poem, "Trees. was set to music by his mother, Annie Kilbtirn Kilmer. In 1919 and pub. Ushed In London in 1920. Following is a list of the books of which he waa author: Summer 6T Love, Trees and Other Poems, Main Street and Other Poems, The Circus and Other Essays, Literature in the Making by Some of Its Makers Presented by Joyce Kilmer, and Dreams and Images, an Anthology of Catholic Verse. Kilmer credited his mother with having taught him to write verse, recalling how he, as a youngster, watched her~ count the syllables on fcs* Angers. ? ~ r ' ^ X ~ . r ANNOUNCEMENTS announcement for conqre88 To the Democratic voters of the Fi/th Congressional District: I hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection to Congress, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. 1 am deeply grateful for the past support given me by the people of the Fifth' District and, If elected to the coming 75th Congress," I shall continue my efforts to merit your faith uud confidence. J. P. RICHARDS For House of Representatives Te the Democratic Voters of Kershaw County: Through the sotieitation of my frisiKlfl I hereby announce iuyself a candidate for the House of Representatives t6t Kershaw County, South Carolina, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary election. If elected will carry out my pledge to the people aud fight for their Interests at all times. Your support will be remembered and appreciated. L. RBX JONBfl ?I j for the house To the voters of Kershaw County-^ | I hereby anounce myself as a candidate for the House of Representatives from Kershaw County, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary and will appreciate the support of the voters in the August primary. Very respectfully, . FRED M. BRYANT, JR. For Housa of Representatives I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the House of Represents- j lives In the coming primary, Bdbject ( to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. Respectfully, ALLEN B. MURCHISON for the h0u8e To the Voters of Kershaw County: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the House of Representatives from Kershaw County, subject to the rules of the primary election and will try to represent all the people. Your vote will be appreciated. Respectfully, * NEWTON KELLY For House of Representatives To the Democratic Voters of Kershaw County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives from Kershaw County, South Carolina, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary election. I will greatly appreciate your support. Sincerely yours, E. P. RICE For House of Representatives I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the House of Representatives from Kershaw county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Your vote will be appreciated. ^ L. C. CLYBURN, SR. HOUSE OF REPRE8ENTATIVE8 I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives for Kershaw county, subject to the [rules of the Democratic primary. W. F. ESTRIDGE FOR CLERK OF COURT I hereby announce myself as a canI didate for reelection to the office of I Clerk of Court for Kershaw County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I will greatly appreciate your support. Very respectfully yours, JAMES H. CLYBURN For Superintendent of Education j wish to thank the voters of Kershaw County for their support received In the past, and for the cooperation I have had In the office as County Superintendent of Education. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-ejection to the same office and pledge myself to support the rules of the Democratic party. Yours truly, MRS. KATHLEEN B. WATTS for master in equity 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office ef Master for Kershaw County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. . m W. L. DePASS, Jr. for coroner I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Coroner for Kershaw County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party and will appreciate the support of the voters. Very respectfully, ROBERT T. GOODALK for coroner I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Coroner for Kershaw county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Your votes will be highly appreciated. Very respectfully yours, J. T. LYLB3 for county director I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of County Director of DeKalb Township for the county of Kershaw, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Will heartily appreciate your vote and support. Very respectfully yours, C. V. MA39EBBAU,, for county director To the voters of Wateree Township, I hereby announce myself as a candidate for County Director for Wateree Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Elect me as your Director and I will cooperate with all work In connection with the duties thereof getting everything possible for the people of oar Township. Your support will be appreciated. Respectfully yours, __ JOHN RABON. for county director 77< I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Director for Wateree Township, subject to the rules and regular tkms of the Democratic party. Will appreciate your vote. L. P. BOM \ r- . $? - v' I I I HI I I ^ pi l i MONEY TO LOAN 1 4 4 ? We are in position to make immediate Loam on DESIRABLE REAL ESTATE Investigate our easy payment plan '> Wateree Building and Loan Association First National Sank Building Camden, S. C. Telephone 62 * FIRE?AUTOMOBILE?BURGLARY?BONDS j* | DeKALB INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE CO | 5? ; ^INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS" < C CROCKER BUILDING?TELEPHONE 7, , < I J M. G. MULLER ELIZABETH CLARKE, Mar. tt du y ALJU?FORMS ?OF?INSURANCE | O FOR COUNTY DIRECTOR I hereby announce myself as a candidate for reelection to the office of County Director for DeKalb Township, BUbJect to the rules of the Democratic party. I will appreciate your vote and support. Very respectfully, W. T. REDFEARN FOR GAME WARDEN To the Democratic voters of Kershaw county: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Game Warden for Kershaw county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. If I am elected I pledge my best efforts to discharge the duties of the office to the satisfaction of the people. Your support will be greatly,appreciated. Respectfully, W. A. (Blllie) RUSH ' FOR GAME WARDEN I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Game Warden for Kershaw county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Your vote will be appreciated. CLARENCE M. HOUGH FOR MAGISTRATE To the Democratic voters of DeKalb Township: At the solicitation of my friends in Camden and over the Township I hereby announce myself as a Candidate for the office of Magistrate for DeKalb Township in the approaching primary. If nominated and elected, I shall endeavor always to discharge the duties of the office faithfully and to the satisfaction of the people. I shall be slow to issue warrants, except in the cases where the ends of justice demands it and will so conduct the office that harmony and good will may prevail. Thanking my friends for their kind consideration, I am Respectfully, M. L. (BUCK) 3MITH FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the ofTice of Magistrate for DeKalb Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Your support will be highly appreciated Very respectfully, . C. E. DAVIS ' ? ? i FOR MAGISTRATE ^ I respectfully announce to the public that I'am a candidate for Magistrate of Lower West Wateree Township, subject to the Democratic primary, and will appreciate any support given me. ALTON B. NELSON FOR MAGISTRATE" 7 I respectfully announce myself a candidate for Magistrate of West Wateree Township, subject to The Democratic primary. Your vote and influence will be appreciated. SIDNEY TJJJBATH FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce myself aa a candidate for the office of Magistrate of DeKalb Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. I shall sincerely appreciate your support. WADE L. STOKES FOR MAGISTRATE 7T I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Magistrate for DeKalb Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Your vote will be appreciated. Respectfully, L. B. OGBVRN FOR MAGISTRATE To the voters of DeKalb Township I announce I am a candidate for Mag? istrate, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. I respectfully solicit and will greatly appreciate your vote and support. Yours to serve, W. CURTIS MOORE FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce myselff for the office of Magistrate for DeKalb Township, subject to rules of Democratic party. I will appreciate the support of the people. J. S. DUNN F6R MAO 1ST RATI I hereby announoe myself a candidate for Magistrate for lower division ?f West Wateree Township subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. If elected, I pledge myself to discharge the duties of the office fairly, to render equal right to every man and special privileges to no one. ' H. A. HAWKIN8 FOR MAGISTRATE I desire to place my name before the voters of DeKalb Township for the* office of Magistrate, subjeot to the rules and regulations of the DenC; 31 kl:. z ii 1 ocratic primary. Will faost heartily appreciate your support. Respectfully, JULIAN B. RUSH FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-elction to the Magistrate ofTice of eastern district of Buffalo Township with office at Bethune, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. Will appreciate your vote. JOHN A. YOUNG For Magistrate at Blaney I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Magistrate for Lower Wateree Township with office at Blaney and will appreciate the support of the voters. Very respectfully yours, , ALBERT J. KELLY FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce myself as a can didate for re-election to the office ot Magistrate for Upper Wateree Township, subject to the rules 6f the Democratic primary. Your support will be appreciated. Very Respectfully, FRANK J. RARON FOR Ct>tTON WEIGHER I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the position of cotton weigher at Camden, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary and will appreciate your support. A. LwJlcLEOD. FOR COTVTON WEIGHER I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Cotton Weigher at Camden, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I will appreciate your support. W. M. GLADDEN For Cotton Weigher I hereby announce myself for the office of Public Cotton Weigher, located in the. City of . Camden, S. C., and pledge the public a fearless aad faithful discharge of the duties of the office. My record for the past thirteen years is before the public and upon this record I am asking you for your support in the coming primary. I pledge myself to support and abide by the rules of the Democratic party. Very respectfully yours, R. A. BRUCE FOR COTTON WEIGHER I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the position of cotton weigher at Camden, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary and . will gratefully appreciate tihe support of the voters. 7- ... Very respectfully yours, JAMBS D. SHEORN FOR COTTON WEIGHER -1 hereby announce myself as a candidate for Cotton Weigher of DeKalb Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. J. IRBY TURNER FOR COTTON WStQHBR I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Cotton Weigher for Kershaw county, subject to the raids of the Democratic party. If honored with election, I pledge myself to render conscientious and etftefettt service. Your rote will be appreciated. Very nepectftstly, ; W. P. lfoCKJIRT "Uncle Jerry" Combs died at his home near Whiteburfe, Ky., Monday, while' his friends Were planning for his birthday celebration on August 7, when he would hare been 107 years of age. * - ' ?? . * - w ? i i i i i. ? Real Ferris and his wife w?r? trap* ped by flam** - Of a pralrle fire near Greenhaven, Kan., Monday night, after they had been forced to leave their car, which had run Into a ditch, and were hnrn^ to death. _ drXyage AND i storage F. R. CURETON ' ImL l At. i '.i * .